PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Davey Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markinton Reefo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Allen
vs
Reefo

188 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Davey Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Markinton Reefo!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen dodges the punch combination from Reefo.
Reefo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Reefo.
Reefo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Markinton Reefo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allen lands with a right hand.
Reefo misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Reefo misses.
Reefo misses with a two punch combination.

Allen drives through and clinches with Reefo against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Allen.
Allen throws a head punch that misses.

Allen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reefo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reefo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reefo looks gassed!
Reefo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reefo throws a right and a left that both miss.

Allen gets a clinch.
Allen throws an elbow but it misses.

Allen breaks from the clinch.
Reefo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Reefo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Reefo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Allen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reefo, pushing him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen misses with a hook from the clinch.

Allen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Allen doesn't manage to clinch there - Reefo circles away.

Allen instigates a clinch.
Allen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Allen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Reefo walks away with a smile on his face. Allen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
No joy there for Reefo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reefo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Allen wants to clinch up but Reefo keeps it at a distance.
Allen is looking to clinch but Reefo is avoiding it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Allen working aggressively here.
Allen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reefo backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Allen.
Reefo blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Allen.

Allen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Allen rushes Reefo and presses him up against the cage.
Allen stalling.

Allen jumps guard and drags Reefo to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Allen kicks Reefo off and gets to his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Reefo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Allen throws the kick towards the body but Reefo avoids it.
Allen fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davey Allen. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Allen gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen just leaning against Reefo, taking a breather.

Allen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Allen gets a clinch.
Reefo prevents a takedown attempt there.
A nice left hand lands by Allen.
Reefo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Allen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Reefo up against the cage.
Reefo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Allen.
Allen tries to pull guard but Reefo holds him up against the cage and eventually Allen drops back down to his feet.
Allen lands a nice uppercut.

Allen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reefo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Allen.

Allen instigates a clinch.
Allen throws a punch but it's blocked by Reefo.
Allen stalling.
Allen lands a body punch.
Reefo misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Allen.
Reefo blocks the elbow strike.
Reefo avoids the elbow strike from Allen, against the cage.
Reefo lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Reefo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reefo moves forwards but Allen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Markinton Reefo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Allen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Reefo circles away.
Allen tries to clinch but Reefo is having none of it.

Allen has closed the distance and engaged Reefo in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Reefo.
Allen lands a shot to the body.
Allen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Reefo smiles and moves away.
Allen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Allen clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Allen.
Allen taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Allen.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Allen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Reefo walks away with a smile on his face. Allen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Allen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Allen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Allen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Davey Allen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Allen tries to clinch up.
Reefo throws a series of punches but Allen avoids them all with ease.
Reefo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Allen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reefo looks to land a combination but Allen avoids it well.
Allen lands a nice hook to Reefo's body. Reefo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Reefo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Allen lands with a hook. Reefo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Reefo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Allen has Reefo up against the cage in a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Allen.

Allen pulls guard successfully.
Allen throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Allen seems keen to control Reefo's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reefo is breathing heavily.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Davey Allen.
Allen lands a nice shot that snaps Reefo's head back.

Allen moves into the clinch.
Reefo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Allen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Allen misses with a punch on the inside.
Reefo blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Allen drags the fight down to the ground.
Allen has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Allen has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Reefo off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen lands with a cross.

Allen has managed to clinch.
Still in the clinch, Allen scores with a nice short uppercut.

Allen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Allen pushes Reefo up against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Allen.
Allen working aggressively here.
Allen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Reefo walks away with a smile on his face. Allen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Allen closes the distance and pushes Reefo back into the cage.

Allen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Allen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reefo paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Allen rushes Reefo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Reefo working hard to break the clinch.
Reefo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Allen digs a right hand into Reefo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reefo's gas tank.
Stalling in the clinch from Allen.
Allen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Reefo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Allen has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Reefo uses from the top position.
Allen has control of Reefo's left arm, preventing Reefo from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Allen kicks Reefo off and gets to his feet.
Reefo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Allen moves into the clinch successfully.

Allen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Allen rushes Reefo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Allen throws a punch but it's blocked by Reefo.

Allen pulls guard.
Allen has his hands on Reefo's head, controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Davey Allen.
Allen shoots in but Reefo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davey Allen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reefo keeps the fight on the outside.
Reefo throws a right and a left that Allen avoids nicely.
Allen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Allen tries to close the distance and clinch but Reefo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Davey Allen dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Allen wants to clinch.

Allen clinches up with Reefo and pushes him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Reefo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Allen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Reefo has had enough of the clinch but Allen keeps him there for the moment.
Allen misses with an elbow strike.
Reefo wants to break the clinch but can't.

Allen breaks the clinch.
Reefo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Allen.
A combination from Reefo does no damage.

Allen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Allen lands with a light punch inside.
Allen wants to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Allen.
Allen tries to pull guard but Reefo holds him up against the cage and eventually Allen drops back down to his feet.
Reefo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Allen.
Reefo blocks a body shot from Allen.
Reefo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Allen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reefo's elbow.
Allen trying to control the position but instead, Reefo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Allen into the cage.

Allen gets control of Reefo's arms and successfully pulls guard. Allen will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

Allen has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Reefo off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

Allen clinches.
Allen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Reefo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Reefo as Allen tries to tie him up.
Maybe Allen would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Allen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Allen lands a body punch.
Allen blocks an uppercut.
Allen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Allen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Allen misses with an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Allen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Allen breaks from the clinch.
Allen tries to clinch there but Reefo circles away.
Allen moves in looking to clinch but Reefo pushes him off.
Allen tries to close the distance and clinch but Reefo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Allen tries to clinch there but Reefo circles away.

Allen scores a takedown into full mount!
Allen controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen prevents Reefo from getting the reversal.
Allen controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Davey Allen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Davey Allen just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Allen darts in and clinches Reefo up against the cage.
Allen lands an uppercut.
Reefo lands with a short shot to the head.
Allen swings wildly with an uppercut but Reefo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Allen tries to pull guard but Reefo won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davey Allen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Allen looking to slow down the pace here.

Allen drags the fight down to the ground.
Allen wants to get back to his feet but Reefo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Markinton Reefo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Allen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

And that's the end of the fight!
Davey Allen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Allen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Davey Allen!
Judge Suge Night scores the fight for Davey Allen!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Davey Allen!

Davey Allen wins by unanimous decision!